PFC Adams#2370889
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Dwight was born in Nashville and lived there all of his life. He was the youngest son of six children in the Adams family. Dwight attended
Watauga School until he left school and enlisted in the Marines, at the age of 18 months 17 days.
He enlisted in the Marines 9 November 1967, at the Nashville Recruiting Office and took his boot camp training at the Parris Island MCRD.
Dwight arrived in Vietnam 29 April 1968 and was assigned to Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
Hotel company was participating in Operation Lancaster II, in the vicinity of LZ Margo in the Cam Lo River Valley and west of Cam Lo when the Hotel Company was engaged by NVA enemy forces using artillery and mortar fire. Dwight died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the head and body.
Dwight was single and served his country for 10 months and 7 days. He had been in Vietnam for 4 months and 18 days and was KIA# 33,000.
Dwight was 18 years,10 months and 24 days old.
Survived by his parents, John Cecil Adams and Marion Frances Stewart Adams and his five siblings of 863 Summerly Drive, Nashville, TN.
PFC Adams was buried 27 September 1968 with military honors.
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Dwight was born in Nashville and lived there all of his life. He was the youngest son of six children in the Adams family. Dwight attended
Watauga School until he left school and enlisted in the Marines, at the age of 18 months 17 days.
He enlisted in the Marines 9 November 1967, at the Nashville Recruiting Office and took his boot camp training at the Parris Island MCRD.
Dwight arrived in Vietnam 29 April 1968 and was assigned to Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
Hotel company was participating in Operation Lancaster II, in the vicinity of LZ Margo in the Cam Lo River Valley and west of Cam Lo when the Hotel Company was engaged by NVA enemy forces using artillery and mortar fire. Dwight died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the head and body.
Dwight was single and served his country for 10 months and 7 days. He had been in Vietnam for 4 months and 18 days and was KIA# 33,000.
Dwight was 18 years,10 months and 24 days old.
Survived by his parents, John Cecil Adams and Marion Frances Stewart Adams and his five siblings of 863 Summerly Drive, Nashville, TN.
PFC Adams was buried 27 September 1968 with military honors.
PFC Adams#2370889
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Dwight was born in Nashville and lived there all of his life. He was the youngest son of six children in the Adams family. Dwight attended
Watauga School until he left school and enlisted in the Marines, at the age of 18 months 17 days.
He enlisted in the Marines 9 November 1967, at the Nashville Recruiting Office and took his boot camp training at the Parris Island MCRD.
Dwight arrived in Vietnam 29 April 1968 and was assigned to Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
Hotel company was participating in Operation Lancaster II, in the vicinity of LZ Margo in the Cam Lo River Valley and west of Cam Lo when the Hotel Company was engaged by NVA enemy forces using artillery and mortar fire. Dwight died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the head and body.
Dwight was single and served his country for 10 months and 7 days. He had been in Vietnam for 4 months and 18 days and was KIA# 33,000.
Dwight was 18 years,10 months and 24 days old.
Survived by his parents, John Cecil Adams and Marion Frances Stewart Adams and his five siblings of 863 Summerly Drive, Nashville, TN.
PFC Adams was buried 27 September 1968 with military honors.
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Dwight was born in Nashville and lived there all of his life. He was the youngest son of six children in the Adams family. Dwight attended
Watauga School until he left school and enlisted in the Marines, at the age of 18 months 17 days.
He enlisted in the Marines 9 November 1967, at the Nashville Recruiting Office and took his boot camp training at the Parris Island MCRD.
Dwight arrived in Vietnam 29 April 1968 and was assigned to Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
Hotel company was participating in Operation Lancaster II, in the vicinity of LZ Margo in the Cam Lo River Valley and west of Cam Lo when the Hotel Company was engaged by NVA enemy forces using artillery and mortar fire. Dwight died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the head and body.
Dwight was single and served his country for 10 months and 7 days. He had been in Vietnam for 4 months and 18 days and was KIA# 33,000.
Dwight was 18 years,10 months and 24 days old.
Survived by his parents, John Cecil Adams and Marion Frances Stewart Adams and his five siblings of 863 Summerly Drive, Nashville, TN.
PFC Adams was buried 27 September 1968 with military honors.
Inscription
TENNESSEE
PFC
US MARINE CORPS
VIETNAM
OCTOBER 23 1949
SEPTEMBER 16 1968
PH & GS
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Two Purple Hearts
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